I am trying to spend the remainder of my time addressing outstanding design issues.. namely, the treatment of the main plaza and rear plaza, and transitioning the building into the site.... one scheme that I have been working on that I like is raised planters which both soften the transition between building and site, and help further define the plazas... also, I like the idea of creating a passageway on the backside of the main "green screen" connecting the two plazas...
I see the potential for the rear plaza to serve as an outdoor extension of the exhibit space and perhaps become a formal sculpture garden.. as far as the main plaza is concerned, I want it to remain an exciting gathering place...... more to follow
I see the potential for the rear plaza to serve as an outdoor extension of the exhibit space and perhaps become a formal sculpture garden.. as far as the main plaza is concerned, I want it to remain an exciting gathering place...... more to follow
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Pete, Looks great. Sorry about the other day. My connection to the internet was cut off so I was not able to finish my thoughts.
Peter, I'm glad you have some extra time to tighten up loose ends. I like the treatment of your green spaces with a (granite) edge. Very urban. I do have concerns that with treating the entire site you are loosing the hierarcy: the importance of the entry near the front is deminished by reduceing the width of the entrance and placing the entrance under the balcony on the second floor (low and dark). The back side on th eother hand with the large scale guesture f the continuous curved wall and the accompaning wide walk way look way more important. The cut-thru behind the screen adds to the confusion. I would suggest to focus all the energy on the front court and make the back a very simple (still nicely designed) back.
Points well taken....I will rethink this scheme..
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